Shocking to learn that after not hearing what they want from the independent panel who reported on the cull, the government will not let them monitor the culls this year. It will make it more difficult to assess the true effectiveness and humaneness of the next stage of the cull.

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The UK government appears to have gone into a bit of a sulk over the badger cull and the criticism it was given by an independent panel that was set up to monitor the effectiveness of the cull. The independent panel will not be allowed to monitor the second year of the cull in Gloucestershire and Somerset – effectively meaning there will be no unbiased monitoring of the badger killings this year.